Don Quixote, Chapter 37 summary
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In Chapter 37, Dorotea continues pretending to be a princess so the company can take Don Quixote home, despite Sancho’s account of the ruined wineskins. A captive and a Moorish woman seeking Christian baptism arrive at the inn, and supper becomes the setting for Don Quixote’s argument that arms rank above learning.
What happens
- While the reunited company celebrates, Sancho tells Don Quixote that his giant is a wineskin and his princess is Dorotea.
- Don Fernando supports continuing the deception, and Dorotea reassures Don Quixote that she still needs his protection.
- The company agrees to depart tomorrow, while Sancho insists that the spilled wine and damage are real.
- A Christian captive and a veiled Moorish woman arrive, and the women offer them company and shared accommodation.
- The captive explains his companion’s wish for baptism, and she insists on the name María rather than Zoraida.
- At supper, Don Quixote argues that warfare serves peace and begins comparing the hardships of students and soldiers.
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